THE STORY OF HOW TORTOISE BECAME BALD

(Translated from the original Yoruba adaptation)

The story of how Tortoise became bald entertains, it educates and it protects the children's values in any society.
The story of how Tortoise became bald is an original English translation of the original Yoruba version called "Ìtàn bí Ìjàpá se pá lórí" which is one of the short stories told to many Yoruba children at night under the moonlight. It is a story of how Tortoise became bald.

It is a story that teaches values like;

• The evil effect of greed.

• The adverse effect of not being straight-forward.

This book The story of how Tortoise became bald, goes beyond turning the voices of the ancient ones of the great Yoruba land into texts. This book also turns the texts into a journey and an experience with the use of beautiful illustrations and pictures.
The story of how Tortoise became bald gives the same effect as an experience but without the trauma an experience can cause.
The reason why Yoruba people not only survive but thrive inside and outside their environment can be linked to the traditional education found in many African society.
With oral literatures using short stories folktales, riddles and even proverbs that helps children learn lessons which will build their character and provide them with various moral values that helps form a synergistic effect to the children becoming the best versions of themselves. The story of how Tortoise became bald is suitable for children from age one to age five (1-5)

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